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sides the Academy of Peperoncino. The length of the Province of Vibo Valentia
little Island of Cirella lies close by, rich in on the southern Tyrhennian.
coves and grottoes, all surmounted by a
Prized for its gastronomy (its truffle is refortress from the 1500s.
nowned just about everywhere) and for
The waters throughout this zone are tho- its position overlooking the lovely Gulf
roughly clean and awe-inspiring, yet it is of Sant’Eufemia, Pizzo Calabro is a little
between Amantea and Belmonte where fishing village suspended precipitously
the sea is, without a doubt, at its best. over the sea.
We find the tiny islands (scogli) of Isca
dotting the waterscape; named a pro- After a characteristic lunch, make your
tected WWF Blue Oasis in 1991, they are way to one of the most breathtaking places on the Calabrian coast: Tropea. With
highly-sought out by scuba divers.
its crystalline waters, Caribbean-like
sands, and a vista that includes the AeCosta degli Dei (Coast of the Gods)
olians, the essence of Tropea speaks for
Also known as the Costa Bella for its vici- itself. Certain products – such as its oily
nity to the Aeolian Islands, the Costa de- fish and red onion, for which an annual
gli Dei is 34.2 miles long and spans the fair is held – also speak well of Tropea's
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